Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/888

 90 STAT. 838

22 USC 1076.

22 USC 1064.

Post, p. 843.

PUBLIC LAW 94-350—JULY 12, 1976 the provisions of this subsection shall begin on the day after the annuitant dies and shall terminate on the last day of the month preceding the survivor's death.". (g) Section 821 of such Act is further amended by adding the following new subsections at the end thereof: "(g) An annuitant who was married at retirement and who later marries may, within one year after such marriage, irrevocably elect in writing a reduced annuity with benefit to any surviving spouse who qualifies under section 804(2). Receipt by the Secretary of notice of an election under this subsection voids prospectively any election previously made under subsection (f). The reduction in annuity required by an election under this subsection shall be computed and the amount of the survivor annuity shall be determined as if the election were made under subsection (b)(1). The annuity reduction or recomputation shall be effective the first day of the month after notice of the election is received by the Secretary. "(h) A surviving spouse shall not become entitled to a survivor annuity or to the restoration of a survivor annuity payable from the Fund unless the survivor elects to receive it instead of any other survivor annuity to which he or she may be entitled under this or any other retirement system for Government employees. "(i) Any married annuitant who reverts to retired status with entitlement to a supplemental annuity under section 871 shall, unless the annuitant elects in writing to the contrary at that time, have the supplemental annuity reduced by 10 per centum to provide a supplemental survivor annuity for his or her spouse. Such supplemental survivor annuity shall be equal to 65 per centum of the annuitant's supplemental annuity and shall be payable to a surviving spouse to whom the annuitant was married at the time of reversion to retired status or to whom the annuitant had been married for at least two years at the time of death or who is the parent of a child born of the marriage.". PAYMENT OF A N N U I T I E S

SEC. 506. Part C of title VIII of such Act is further amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: P A Y M E N T OF A N N U I T Y

22 USC 1076a.

22 USC 1084. Application.

Waiver.

"SEC. 822. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the annuity of a former participant who has met the eligibility requirements for annuity shall commence on the day after separation from the Service or on the day after pay ceases. The annuity of a former participant who is entitled to a deferred annuity under section 834 or under any other section of this Act shall begin on the day he or she reaches age sixty. "(b) The annuity to a survivor shall become effective as otherwise specified but shall not be paid until the survivor submits an application therefor supported by such proof of eligibility as the Secretary may require. If such application or proof of eligibility is not submitted during an otherwise eligible person's lifetime, no annuity shall be due or payable to his or her estate. "(c) An individual entitled to annuity from the Fund may decline to accept all or any part of the annuity by submitting a signed waiver to the Secretary. The wai\er may be revoked in writing at any time. Payment of the annuity waived may not be made for the period during which the waiver was in effect.

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